- 8h ago
Arsenal open pre-season with 4-1 win over Girona as Tzolis scores on debut and Arteta vows more transfers
Kai Havertz, Max Dowman and Gabriel Jesus also scored as Mikel Arteta's side began their public pre-season in Spain, with the manager promising further transfer activity.
- 14h ago
Sánchez shares summer playlist on Instagram as Ceuta reels from mass border crossing
The Spanish prime minister's Instagram video, featuring 31 songs from artists like Charli XCX and Quevedo, drew sharp criticism as authorities worked to return thousands of migrants who crossed from Morocco.
- yesterday
Arsenal reach personal terms with Vinicius Junior as Real Madrid issues contract ultimatum
Arsenal have agreed an outline of personal terms with Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior, who is entering the final year of his contract, as the Spanish club presents a take-it-or-leave-it renewal offer.
- 4d ago
Trump ties AG confirmation to $1.8 billion fund, calls it 'back on the table' if Blanche blocked
President Trump threatened on Saturday to revive a $1.8 billion compensation fund for his supporters if two Republican senators continue to block his attorney general nominee, Todd Blanche.
- 4d ago
BTS boycotts 2027 Grammys over new Asian pop category, says music should not be divided by region or language
The K-pop group announced on Instagram that it will not submit its album 'Arirang' for the 69th Grammy Awards, citing the Recording Academy's new category for best Asian pop music performance.
- 4d ago
Glen Hansard, Oscar-winning Irish singer-songwriter, dies in Dublin motorbike crash at 56
The Frames frontman and Once star was found on a road near Lucan in the early hours of Wednesday after a member of the public raised the alarm. Gardaí are preparing a file for the coroner.
- 5d ago
Florida puts ex-officer and 80-year-old man to death in first double execution since 1964
James Duckett, 68, and Dominick Occhicone, 80, were killed by lethal injection about six hours apart at Florida State Prison, the 11th and 12th executions in the state this year and the first same-day pair in the US since 2017.
- Jul 25
US-Iran war costs $37.5 billion, oil hits $100 as unpopular conflict dominates midterm campaigns
Three and a half months before Election Day, the war in Iran has become a political liability for Republicans, with polls showing waning support even among Trump's base and Democrats seizing on $100 oil and a $37.5 billion price tag.
- Jul 23
FDA advisory panel, stacked with Kennedy appointees, votes to allow compounding of six unapproved peptides
The FDA's Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee recommended removing BPC-157, TB-500, KPV, MOTS-c, semax, and epitalon from a banned list, opening the door for compounding pharmacies to produce them despite agency staff warnings about safety and lack of efficacy evidence.
- Jul 19
Lebanon's Aoun to press Trump for Israeli withdrawal and Hezbollah disarmament in first White House visit since 2009
Joseph Aoun will present a written plan to disarm Hezbollah and secure Israel's withdrawal from southern Lebanon during his first face-to-face meeting with Donald Trump on Tuesday.
- Jul 16
Trump's Truth Social to charge up to $100,000 a month for early access to his posts
Trump Media & Technology Group will launch Truth API on August 1, giving paying traders a speed advantage on posts from the president and other top accounts, sparking ethics and conflict-of-interest criticism.
- Jul 15
Goldman's Ex-Top Lawyer Calls Epstein 'Masterful Liar' as Three Capitol Hill Hearings Converge on Scandal
Kathryn Ruemmler, former Goldman Sachs general counsel, testified behind closed doors that she never witnessed Epstein's abuse and would have reported it, while separate Senate panels grilled Trump nominees over bungled Epstein document releases.
- Jul 15
Hegseth mandates testosterone screening for US troops over 30, drawing fire from medical experts
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered mandatory annual testosterone screening for all troops aged 30 and older, with voluntary hormone therapy for those found deficient. The policy, announced Wednesday, draws sharp criticism from medical experts who say the link between testosterone and combat performance is not scientifically established.
- Jul 15
Musk endorses Le Pen as 'France's last hope', drawing accusations of foreign interference
The X owner called the far-right leader 'France's last hope' on Wednesday, prompting the French foreign minister to urge him to reconsider and lawmakers to demand scrutiny of platform algorithms.
- Jul 15
Pilot Chesley 'Sully' Sullenberger, hero of the 2009 'Miracle on the Hudson', announces early-stage Alzheimer's diagnosis at 75
Chesley B. 'Sully' Sullenberger III, the former US Airways pilot who saved 155 lives by landing a crippled jet on New York's Hudson River in 2009, disclosed the diagnosis in a statement on his website and in an interview with People magazine.
- Jul 15
American League blanks National League 4-0 in All-Star shutout, Cody Bellinger wins MVP; Jordan Walker captures Home Run Derby in walk-off finish
The American League pitching staff combined on a three-hitter to blank the National League 4-0 in the 96th MLB All-Star Game, while Jordan Walker's walk-off Home Run Derby victory electrified Philadelphia.
- Jul 15
Anya Taylor-Joy plays a con woman on the run in Apple TV+ thriller 'Lucky', a seven-episode adaptation that struggles to find its own identity
The limited series, adapted from Marissa Stapley's novel by Jonathan Tropper, follows a grifter chasing a stolen $10 million while pursued by the FBI and a crime boss.
- Jul 14
Uber bids $14.8 billion for Delivery Hero to create largest food-delivery group outside China
The cash offer of €41.50 per share values the German company at nearly €13 billion and would nearly double Uber's global footprint to 99 markets.
- Jul 13
US judge voids Trump's IRS settlement, rules $10 billion lawsuit was filed in bad faith to grant the president and his family tax immunity
A US federal judge in Florida voided the settlement President Donald Trump reached with the Internal Revenue Service, ruling the $10 billion lawsuit that spawned it was a sham designed to confer tax immunity on the president and his family.
- Jul 12
Darline Graham sworn in as US senator after Lindsey Graham's sudden death, raising questions over Ukraine sanctions bill
Darline Graham Nordone, 62, a political novice, was sworn in Tuesday as South Carolina's first female senator, just days after her brother Lindsey Graham, 71, died suddenly of an aortic tear while pushing for Russia sanctions.
